Faculty
A Major Investment for Research and Discovery in the Physical Sciences
Supporting key priorities at the School of Arts & Sciences
Season Four of the Omnia Podcast: In These Times
The Intricate Riddle of Life
Omnia 101: Democracy in Africa
Wale Adebanwi, Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies, discusses the state of democratic reform in Africa.
Decoding a Material’s “Memory”
A new study details the relationship between particle structure and flow in disordered materials, insights that can be used to understand systems ranging from mudslides to biofilms.
Ben Talks Address State of U.S. Democracy
Journalist alums and political science faculty are joining to share their experience and research and address whether democracy in the U.S. is in crisis, at a crossroads, or reaching a new normal.
Lost Caregivers
Dan Treglia, Associate Professor of Practice, identifies the number of children who have lost parents and caregivers to COVID-19 and how to support them.
Mathematics = Fairer Elections
Philip Gressman, Professor of Mathematics, wants to make elections fairer through the application of computational mathematics to redistricting maps.
60-Second Lectures: Spring 2022 Roundup (Video)
Faculty present minute-long talks on topics such as “The First 60 Seconds of the Universe.”
Locked Down and Opening Up
In his new book, Guobin Yang, Grace Lee Boggs Professor of Communication and Sociology, highlights the online diaries shared by Wuhan residents early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
OMNIA Q&A: Liberating the Classics
A new lecture series in Classical Studies aims to advance understanding of the many ways the past is put to use in building the present.
Protecting a Singular Ecosystem
Michael Weisberg, Bess W. Heyman President's Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, students, and Ecuador's Ambassador to the United States reflect on the momentous expansion of the Galápagos Marine Reserve.
Celebrating the Life and Music of James Primosch
On February 27 at the Annenberg Center, the longtime professor of music and acclaimed composer will be memorialized with the performance, Celebration and Remembrance: The Music of James Primosch.
Hostility Among Friends
Sherelle Ferguson, GR’21, and Annette Lareau, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Professor in the Social Sciences, find that “hostile ignorance” can come from surprising places.
Origin Stories: Quayshawn Spencer (Video)
The Robert S. Blank Presidential Associate Professor of Philosophy on his early love of biology, his turn into the philosophy of science, and his educational journey from Nashville to Cornell to Stanford.